NR 324 Adult Health Exam 2 Exam Questions
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What is stroke volume - CORRECT ANSWERS Amount of blood ejected with each heart beat
What is cardiac output - CORRECT ANSWERS Amount of blood pumped by each ventricle in 1
minute
Normal 4-8 L/min
Cardiac index - CORRECT ANSWERS CO divided by body surface area
Normal 2.8-4.2 L/min/m2
What regulates the cardiovascular ssytem - CORRECT ANSWERS Autonomic nervous system,
Baroreceptors, chemoreceptors
What are the Gerontological Consideration - CORRECT ANSWERS Risk for cardiovascular
disease (CVD) increases with age.
CVD leading cause of death in adults > 85
What are some age related changes - CORRECT ANSWERS Increased collagen, decreased
elastin
Decreased response to stress
Heart valves become thick and stiff.
Number of pacemaker cells decrease.
Decreased number and function of β-adrenergic receptors
Blood vessels thicken and less elastic
,Increase in SBP and decrease or no change in DBP
Incompetent venous valves
Orthostatic hypotension
Postprandial hypotension
What are some subjective data for cardiovascular system - CORRECT ANSWERS History of
present illness
Past health history
Past and current medications
Surgery or other treatments
What are some objective data for cardiovascular system - CORRECT ANSWERS Vital signs
Peripheral vascular system
Inspection
Palpation
Auscultation
When taking orthrostatic BP you should never - CORRECT ANSWERS have a difference of > 20
mm Example ( laying 120/80, sitting 160/100 )
What is BMP - CORRECT ANSWERS ( B-type natriuretic peptide) will be increased in there is
heart failure
What are the cholesterol level - CORRECT ANSWERS Total cholesterol <200
LDL- (bad) <130
HDL-( happy ) >40
, What are the nursing responsibility for cardiac cath - CORRECT ANSWERS check site, lay flat,
log roll, check pulses, Bed rest for 2 hours
How much sodium should a cardio patient get in 24 hours - CORRECT ANSWERS 2300 grams
What are the cardiac biomarkers ( troponin) - CORRECT ANSWERS Troponin T (cTnT)
Troponin I (cTnI)
Rises within 4-6 hours, peaks 10-24 hours, detected for up to 10-14 days
What are the cardiac biomarkers ( creatine kinase ( CK) - CORRECT ANSWERS Three
isoenzymes
CK-MB cardiac specific
Rises in 3-6 hours, peaks in 12-24 hours, returns to baseline within 12-48 hours
Cardiac catheterization - CORRECT ANSWERS Right-sided to measure pressures
Left-sided to evaluate coronary arteries
How do the Baroreceptors Factors Influencing BP - CORRECT ANSWERS Sensitive to stretching
Send impulses to sympathetic vasomotor center
Blood pressure (BP) - CORRECT ANSWERS the force exerted by the blood against the walls of
the blood vessel, is primarily a function of cardiac output (CO) and systemic vascular resistance.
What is the Systolic BP - CORRECT ANSWERS the force exerted by the blood against the walls
of the blood vessel
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What is stroke volume - CORRECT ANSWERS Amount of blood ejected with each heart beat
What is cardiac output - CORRECT ANSWERS Amount of blood pumped by each ventricle in 1
minute
Normal 4-8 L/min
Cardiac index - CORRECT ANSWERS CO divided by body surface area
Normal 2.8-4.2 L/min/m2
What regulates the cardiovascular ssytem - CORRECT ANSWERS Autonomic nervous system,
Baroreceptors, chemoreceptors
What are the Gerontological Consideration - CORRECT ANSWERS Risk for cardiovascular
disease (CVD) increases with age.
CVD leading cause of death in adults > 85
What are some age related changes - CORRECT ANSWERS Increased collagen, decreased
elastin
Decreased response to stress
Heart valves become thick and stiff.
Number of pacemaker cells decrease.
Decreased number and function of β-adrenergic receptors
Blood vessels thicken and less elastic
,Increase in SBP and decrease or no change in DBP
Incompetent venous valves
Orthostatic hypotension
Postprandial hypotension
What are some subjective data for cardiovascular system - CORRECT ANSWERS History of
present illness
Past health history
Past and current medications
Surgery or other treatments
What are some objective data for cardiovascular system - CORRECT ANSWERS Vital signs
Peripheral vascular system
Inspection
Palpation
Auscultation
When taking orthrostatic BP you should never - CORRECT ANSWERS have a difference of > 20
mm Example ( laying 120/80, sitting 160/100 )
What is BMP - CORRECT ANSWERS ( B-type natriuretic peptide) will be increased in there is
heart failure
What are the cholesterol level - CORRECT ANSWERS Total cholesterol <200
LDL- (bad) <130
HDL-( happy ) >40
, What are the nursing responsibility for cardiac cath - CORRECT ANSWERS check site, lay flat,
log roll, check pulses, Bed rest for 2 hours
How much sodium should a cardio patient get in 24 hours - CORRECT ANSWERS 2300 grams
What are the cardiac biomarkers ( troponin) - CORRECT ANSWERS Troponin T (cTnT)
Troponin I (cTnI)
Rises within 4-6 hours, peaks 10-24 hours, detected for up to 10-14 days
What are the cardiac biomarkers ( creatine kinase ( CK) - CORRECT ANSWERS Three
isoenzymes
CK-MB cardiac specific
Rises in 3-6 hours, peaks in 12-24 hours, returns to baseline within 12-48 hours
Cardiac catheterization - CORRECT ANSWERS Right-sided to measure pressures
Left-sided to evaluate coronary arteries
How do the Baroreceptors Factors Influencing BP - CORRECT ANSWERS Sensitive to stretching
Send impulses to sympathetic vasomotor center
Blood pressure (BP) - CORRECT ANSWERS the force exerted by the blood against the walls of
the blood vessel, is primarily a function of cardiac output (CO) and systemic vascular resistance.
What is the Systolic BP - CORRECT ANSWERS the force exerted by the blood against the walls
of the blood vessel
